Bill Mann is advisor of Motley Fool Global Gains and co-advisor of Motley Fool Hidden Gems. Prior to landing here, he was a co-founder of a specialty international telecommunications carrier. Some of his best friends, though, are still convinced that he worked for the CIA.

Bill's areas of concentration are corporate governance, international investing, and identifying companies with underappreciated competitive advantages and undervalued assets.

Bill thinks the designated hitter is sacrilege, mint jelly is revolting, the Gotterdaemmerung is overrated, that Mississippi is worth it if only for the blues, and people who drive slow in the passing lane are the most dangerous folks on the road. He can be placated with scotch, beef jerky, or Tabasco sauce, but not at the same time. He's also never been comfortable talking about himself in the third person.

You can see the stocks Bill owns inhis profile, or feel free to send him anemail.